SOLVED Well, this ain't the Desktop...I don't think. What is it?

[Starkman]

Hey all,

Just upgraded my inexpensive Toshiba laptop to Win 10 from 7. Here's the thing, though...
Every time I read something (online, for instance) about the Desktop, it seems to reference the tablet-looking screen with all the tiles on it (the tiles I removed because I neither need nor want any of them).

But I also have my original Win 7 Desktop, which has my own background, colors, icons, etc., and I switch between the two desktops by clicking the little Start window. So, what is my original Desktop called in order to differentiate it from the tablet-looking Desktop?

Further, will pinning and such only apply to the tablet-looking Desktop?

Thanks much,

Starkman

 

[Starkman]

Just found out: the tablet-desktop is called Start (stupid name...I mean, there's a Start button; why create chaos by naming the playing field Start?) and the Desktop is the...well, Desktop. Case closed!

 

[Trouble]

Thanks for sharing your findings.
Glad you managed to sort it out.